Lantern Armor Survivors 20 February, 2016



Final build. the Lantern Armor build is a fun, somewhat complicated build with the two and three part upper cuirass shoulder armor. the second female (far right above) is in my top 5 favorite miniatures


Main sprue front


Main sprue back


Accessories sprue front


Accessories sprue back


Assembled 2 part arms - G1 and G2 are single part. Note that D2 and A2 fit better on A1 and D1 - thanks BGG User Vonderbread (reference thread)


Upper cuirass components. these are two or three part shoulder wraparounds which are male/female specific


Upper cuirass assemblies. when building these models, test fit the cuirass shoulder armor on top of the arms before gluing the cuirass on – you may need to clip the outer arms to get it to fit or get the pose you want – see Female B.


Male A components in assembly order:

  • legs are single piece male
  • torso is two part male
  • uses arms G1 and G2 with cuirass 1
  • head is single male from this sprue
  • weapons are double slender swords


legs on base with torso


with arms and weapons


with cuirass 1


front view


rear view


Male B components in assembly order:

  • legs are two piece male
  • torso is two part male
  • uses arms A and B with cuirass 4
  • head is single male from this sprue
  • weapons are anime worn sword and lantern


legs on base with torso


with arms and weapons


with cuirass 4


front view - used a folded index card to hold the sword in place while the glue set


rear view


Female A components in assembly order:

  • legs are two piece female
  • torso is three part female - note that these are not interchangeable with female b
  • uses arms D and H with cuirass 2
  • head is single part female with lowered cowl from this sprue
  • weapons are whip and shield


legs on base showing third section


with torso


with arms and whip


with shield, head and cuirass 2


with lantern gorget


front view


rear view


Female B components in assembly order:

  • legs are two piece female
  • torso is three part female - note that these are not interchangeable with female a
  • uses arms E and K with cuirass 3
  • head is single part female with lowered cowl and (what I think are) feathers from this sprue
  • weapons are knife and lantern


legs on base showing third section


with torso


with arms and weapons - note the clipping on the upper arms in order to get the upper cuirass shoulder armor to fit


with cuirass 3, head and lantern gorget


front view


rear view